How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 341 - 343: Learn to Talk Back_1

Li Qiao finished reading and put away the letter, "Mrs. Xue, have you eaten? We haven’t had dinner yet, so we’ll be off."

Nan Chuyi said, "I’ve eaten. You guys go ahead, I’ll save your spots with the books."

Li Qiao thanked her, and walked to the cafeteria with Qin Jin to dine. As soon as they left the library, Qin Jin asked, "Whose letter is that thick stack?"

Li Qiao, "When I was reading the letter, your head was almost over my shoulder. Didn’t you see?" What a feigned ignorance!

Qin Jin, "...." He pretended to clear his throat, "You even bought a radio for the school? How much money do you have left?" She had held onto his passbook earlier and returned it to him after the start of the school term.

Would there still be enough money after buying the radio?

"Not much, but I don’t need your pocket money," Li Qiao added, "and don’t buy me new clothes either."

"Young people should wear nice clothes," Qin Jin said.

Li Qiao, "The clothes made at home are pretty good."

The fabrics were mostly chosen by her and Old Mrs. Qin, and they also came up with the designs together.

Before the clothes went into mass production, she was the first to wear them.

Why buy new ones then?

After dinner, the two returned to the library and found that Professor Xue was also there.

Nan Chuyi said something to him, making him laugh with his head lowered.

When he raised his eyes and saw Li Qiao and Qin Jin, he regained his stern and aloof demeanor.

"Professor Xue, when did you get back?" Li Qiao asked, trying to get cozy after sitting down. Just yesterday, when she bumped into Nan Chuyi, she said there hadn’t been any news from him.

Xue Lingqing, "Just got back. How’s your studying going recently?"

"Pretty good."

The library was quiet, and they didn’t talk much. Li Qiao lowered her head to read a book, while he sat by Nan Chuyi and flipped through her medical books to pass the time.

He had originally planned to rest.

But the old master insisted that he come to pick up Chuyi.

He had taken quite a detour to find this place.

...

Around nine o’clock, the students started to leave one after another.

Xue Lingqing, "Chuyi, let’s go home."

"Qin Jin hasn’t left yet."

Qin Jin, ".... What does it matter to you whether I leave or not?" Why say such things out of the blue in front of his partner, and with Professor Xue present? She really wasn’t afraid of being misunderstood.

Nan Chuyi, "What I meant was, if neither of us has read, you study and there’s no reason I shouldn’t."

Qin Jin, "....." What does she mean by saying ’neither of us has read’? Is this an insult? Indeed, there’s a clear difference in the way educated and uneducated people speak. His partner wouldn’t talk like this.

Li Qiao smiled with pursed lips, "Actually, I’m a bit sleepy. It’s time to go."

Once Qin Jin heard her mention sleepiness, he immediately started packing up the books, "We’ll come back here to study tomorrow."

"Okay."

After Li Qiao and Qin Jin left,

Nan Chuyi also left.

Xue Lingqing, "Aren’t you taking your books?"

"Didn’t you see Qin Jin helping his partner with her stuff? You’re not observant at all."

Xue Lingqing, "...." He picked up her books and followed her.

The season was entering autumn, and the nights were cool as water.

Feeling the chilly evening breeze, Nan Chuyi wrapped her coat tighter around herself and said, "I remember when I was young, in winter, we used to go to the countryside and heat up the kang."

Xue Lingqing, "The city has central heating now; there’s no need to burn anything."

Nan Chuyi uttered, "You’re 26, why don’t you find a partner?"

"That’s none of your business if I find one."

Nan Chuyi, "...." He’s learned to talk back, huh? She then inquired about his experiences during the past period. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Xue Lingqing answered all her questions.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Nan Chuyi shuddered, "Such a loud noise, it sounded like a shotgun."

Xue Lingqing: "Have you ever heard the sound of a hunting rifle?" He had only heard it in movies; the actual sound was quite different, It felt more like an explosion.

Nan Chuyi: "Back in the day, every household in our village had one, but then the authorities conducted inspections, and all the hunting rifles in the villagers’ homes were confiscated on the grounds of being dangerous."

The two walked side by side for a while until they saw a crowd gathered not far ahead. Approaching to take a look, Li Qiao and Qin Jin were also there.

"What happened?" Nan Chuyi curiously squeezed forward.

Li Qiao pulled her back: "Don’t look, it’s a dead body. The culprits these days are so brazen, killing people right on the main road." And with a gun, no more than about ten meters away from them.

While she spoke, her scalp still tingled, and her hands shook.

It was terrifying, the person was propelled backward by the impact, then fell.

Nan Chuyi felt a tightness in her chest and instinctively grabbed Li Qiao’s hand, which was ice cold. It seemed she was quite frightened, and she said, "Let’s get out of here quickly."

Li Qiao: "We witnessed what happened, so we have to give a statement. You two go ahead and leave first."

Nan Chuyi had no intention of lingering - firstly, it was cold, and secondly, she was sleepy: "Be careful." She left with Xue Lingqing, but after a few steps, she turned back and informed Li Qiao of what she knew about the guns.

....

Before long the police arrived and quickly sealed off the scene, keeping the irrelevant people out.

Everyone still at the scene was interrogated.

When it was Li Qiao’s turn to give a statement, she could accurately and vividly describe the situation at the time and even sketched out the physical characteristics of the assailant.

"You didn’t get a clear look at the face?"

"It was too dark, plus it was ten meters away. The culprit was also wearing a hood; I couldn’t see anything at all," Li Qiao said.

Qin Jin took over: "From what I could tell, the person had good skills. When firing the gun, there was no hesitation whatsoever, as if they had been specially trained."

Li Qiao then relayed Nan Chuyi’s insights.

The officer taking the statement asked: "Where does that young lady live? We need to speak with her in detail."

"She lives at..." Li Qiao told them Nan Chuyi’s address.

After the officer noted this down, Li Qiao and Qin Jin went home.

The nearby residents were all awakened by the loud noise and came out to discuss what happened.

Old Mrs. Qin was also looking around from her doorway. "There was such a loud noise just now, did you two come across anything on your way back?"

Qin Jin, who loved gossip, eagerly told Old Mrs. Qin what had transpired.

Old Mrs. Qin broke out in a cold sweat and cautioned Li Qiao: "From now on, come back early after school here."

Li Qiao was also scared, thankful that Qin Jin was with her today. If she had been alone, who knows what might have happened. "Mhm."

Old Mrs. Qin returned to her room to sleep, while Li Qiao took out some writing paper to respond to a letter.

Worried that Yu Xiu might not recognize Liu Er, she sketched a simple portrait of him.

She also informed Qin Jin about this and said, "When is Liu Er leaving? Tell him for me, and ask him to take Yu Xiu with him."

Qin Jin agreed without hesitation.

.....

The following day, as Li Qiao returned to school, the area was anxiety-ridden due to the recent shooting incident, and even during the day, the streets were deserted.

Some bloodstains still remained at the scene of last night’s murder.

She hurried past it.

Upon arriving at school, her first move was to drop the letter into the mailbox, and then she went to the library, where Nan Chuyi was already present and waved her over, pointing to a spot across from her.

After Li Qiao sat down, Nan Chuyi asked:

"How come it’s just you today?"

"Jin suddenly had something come up and couldn’t make it," Li Qiao replied.

Nan Chuyi brought up the questioning from the previous night: "The police came to my place late at night to ask about the guns. Didn’t you use to be a forensic assistant? How would you solve a case like this?"

Li Qiao: "I’ve never encountered anything similar."

If it was robbery, the perpetrator ran away right after firing the gun without even touching the victim’s finances.

If it was for revenge, why wear a mask?

So after thinking it over, she felt it was a random target, which was the most terrifying aspect of this incident.

"You should go home early today or stay in the school," Li Qiao said. "Don’t go wandering around at night."

Nan Chuyi: "I was thinking the same thing." Who knows if there will be danger on the streets after dark?